Diodata Saluzzo Roero
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Diodata Saluzzo Roero was an Italian
poet
, playwright and author of prose fiction. Her work drew praise from such figures as Tommaso Valperga di Caluso, Giuseppe Parini
, Ludovico di Breme, Alessandro Manzoni
, Vittorio Alfieri
and Ugo Foscolo
, and her life served as an inspiration for the protagonist in Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
's 1807 Corinne.
Diodata Saluzzo was born in Turin
to Jeronima Cassotti di Casalgrasso and Giuseppe Angelo Saluzzo, a well-known scientist. In 1795 She became one of the first women to be admitted to the Academy of Arcadia
, and the following year released her first collection of poems. In 1799 she married the count Massimiliano Roero di Revello, but on his death three years later returned to live with her family. A collection of her romantic short stories on historical themes was published in 1830. Of these the best known is Il Castello di Binasco, a novella based on the second marriage and execution of Beatrice di Tenda
, first published in Raccoglitore in 1819.
Diodata Saluzzo Roero died in Turin in 1840.
Italy
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, playwright and author of prose fiction. Her work drew praise from such figures as Tommaso Valperga di Caluso, Giuseppe Parini
Giuseppe Parini
Giuseppe Parini was an Italian Enlightenment satirist and poet of the neoclassic period.-Biography:Parini was born in Bosisio in Brianza, Lombardy...
, Ludovico di Breme, Alessandro Manzoni
Alessandro Manzoni
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni was an Italian poet and novelist.He is famous for the novel The Betrothed , generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature...
, Vittorio Alfieri
Vittorio Alfieri
Count Vittorio Alfieri was an Italian dramatist, considered the "founder of Italian tragedy."-Early life:Alfieri was born at Asti in Piedmont....
and Ugo Foscolo
Ugo Foscolo
Ugo Foscolo , born Niccolò Foscolo, was an Italian writer, revolutionary and poet.-Biography:Foscolo was born on the Ionian island of Zakynthos...
, and her life served as an inspiration for the protagonist in Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein , commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French-speaking Swiss author living in Paris and abroad. She influenced literary tastes in Europe at the turn of the 19th century.- Childhood :...
's 1807 Corinne.
Diodata Saluzzo was born in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
to Jeronima Cassotti di Casalgrasso and Giuseppe Angelo Saluzzo, a well-known scientist. In 1795 She became one of the first women to be admitted to the Academy of Arcadia
Academy of Arcadia
The Academy of Arcadia or Academy of Arcadians was an Italian literary academy founded in Rome in 1690.-History:...
, and the following year released her first collection of poems. In 1799 she married the count Massimiliano Roero di Revello, but on his death three years later returned to live with her family. A collection of her romantic short stories on historical themes was published in 1830. Of these the best known is Il Castello di Binasco, a novella based on the second marriage and execution of Beatrice di Tenda
Beatrice Lascaris di Tenda
Beatrice Lascaris di Tenda or Beatrice de Tende or Beatrix , was an Italian noblewoman who was the wife of Facino Cane, Count of Biandrate and a condottiero, and then wife to Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan, who caused her tragic death.-Family:Beatrice was born in 1370 or 1372 or 1376...
, first published in Raccoglitore in 1819.
Diodata Saluzzo Roero died in Turin in 1840.
External links
- ‘Il Castello di Binasco. Novella (inedita) di cui li principali avvenimenti ed i personnaggi sono tratti dalla storia del 1360. (Della contessa Diodata Saluzzo)’, in Il Roccoglitore, I (Milan: Batellli e Fanfani, 1819), pp. 162–188.